Sabbath School First and Second Corinthians Unity in Christ Lesson 3 - Sunday Christ Is Not Divided Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:12–17 The church in Corinth was facing a serious problem. Believers were dividing themselves into groups based on their favorite leaders. Some said they followed Paul, others Apollos, others Peter, and some claimed to follow Christ alone. What should have been a united body of believers had become a collection of competing factions. Paul responds with a series of powerful questions: “Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?” (1 Corinthians 1:13). The answer is obvious. No human leader died for our sins. No pastor, teacher, evangelist, or church member can save us. Christ alone was crucified for us, and Christ alone deserves our highest loyalty. Paul's questions expose how absurd it is to build cliques around human leaders. While godly leaders are gifts to the church, they were never meant to ...